Explaining the intergenerational transmission of divorce

被引:359
作者
Amato, PR
机构
[1] University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
[2] Department of Sociology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln
来源
JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY | 1996年 / 58卷 / 03期
关键词
divorce; children and divorce; life course; marital problems;
D O I
10.2307/353723
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
This study uses national longitudinal data to explain the intergenerational transmission of divorce. Parental divorce is associated with an increased risk of offspring divorce, especially when wives and both spouses have experienced the dissolution of their parents' marriage. Offspring age at marriage, cohabitation, socioeconomic attainment, and prodivorce attitudes mediate modest proportions of the estimated effect of parental divorce. In contrast, a measure of interpersonal behavior problems mediates the largest share of the association. The findings suggest that parental divorce elevates the risk of offspring divorce by increasing the likelihood that offspring exhibit behaviors that interfere with the maintenance of mutually rewarding intimate relationships.
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页码:628 / 640
页数:13
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